Earthbar
$$ Juice Bars & Smoothies, Vitamins & Supplements, Acai Bowls
1550 N Vine St
Los Angeles, CA 90028
OMG – this Earthbar is the worst Earthbar out of all of the Earthbars I have been to! And I love Earthbar.
Their staff is VERY lethargic for such a new place! I came here twice this week in the middle of the day and both guys looked bothered as if I woke them up from nap time. There’s an old MAD TV episode with a character named Cloret played by Debra Wilson who worked at ‘Just Juice’ who had as much energy as these guys. They not so fondly reminded me of that episode!
Cloret, working at Just Juice, not-so-fondly reminded me of the workers at Earthbar Hollywood.
I’ve only been here twice, today and on Monday or Tuesday and the staff both times weren’t located behind the desk. I had to wait a few minutes to order because they’re in the other room unaware that I’m waiting. And they look at me as if it’s an unwelcome surprise to see me. And then it takes another five minutes to make just one drink. Since they were doing something somewhere else in another room, a line formed behind me and they take all the other orders before making drinks. And the other guy who is supposed to be making drinks is blissfully unaware that there are a ton of drink orders to be made.
They make my drink of choice the Acai Pure, which is frozen Acai and bananas blended with coconut water, very runny. It still tasted okay and it’s still very much vegan. But this drink is nothing compared to the incredible way it’s made at the downtown locations and in West Hollywood. Thick and filled to the brim. OH! And they don’t make enough smoothie to fill the cups the entire way. Both times, they left almost an inch of space in the cup. The guy today even shook the smoothie after pouring it to make it appear that the smoothie was full!
Sadly, the location and quiet Equinox lobby atmosphere are probably the best part of this Earthbar. It feels like the lobby of the W or Ace Hotel or something. It’s located off of Vine St at the very front of the Equinox entrance. No membership required. But something is wrong with the layout of this Earthbar in particular. They’re located in what seems like an afterthought for what would have otherwise been a concierge desk of a hotel. They’re located inside of a box. I swear, they decided to install water pipes instead of computer and printer equipment at the very last minute here. I also enjoy the perk of the $5 drink Happy Hour that the downtown locations also have between 2 and 4 p.m. on weekdays. That’s not listed or advertised anywhere in this location.
And I do appreciate that an Earthbar did open in Hollywood but if the owners read this, close this crummy location down and move out of Equinox and over to Hollywood and Vine. Or do something about the wall to the ‘other room’ of the kitchen or staff nap time area. And wipe the slate clean of this current staff.
Useful: 5 Funny: 4 Cool: 1
3/2/2018
Earthbar
Juice Bars & Smoothies, Acai Bowls, Vitamins & Supplements
8365 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Earthbar has always had a fan with me but what I really like about Earthbar Weho is their Acai Bowls. They’re off the hook and $9.99 gets you like a massive cup of this stuff. It’s more than enough.
The acai is made really thick and not a smoothie consistency. It’s very rich tasting and has incredibly yummy granola on top and on the very bottom. They basically add the same amount of granola and fresh strawberries/banana for the large and small sizes. If you want more of a granola ratio and less acai, get the small. I don’t really need more descriptions. I’ll make a cross-section map:
Small Acai:
[strawberries/banana]
[granola]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[/granola]
Large Acai:
[strawberries/banana]
[granola]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[acai]
[/granola]
In conclusion, I enjoy both because I prefer the acai and the amount of granola they put in. More granola would be too much. They fit both perfectly into their plastic cups. So both are filled to the very top and usually, the lid is pushed down and squishes the strawberries and banana to ensure this thing closes. They need a medium size. Small is small-ish but not medium.
I am unsure what’s up with this area either. I travel on my bike all over Los Angeles and the locale who live in this particular area or drive here is the most self-absorbed and irritating of westside royal inbreds I’ve found. But the workers are cool. And after traversing people who refuse to move or need an SUV’s length of personal space, it’s got a relaxing couple of tables to lounge out in front.
Useful: 2 Funny: 3 Cool: 2
6/13/2017